West county community briefs: Store will distribute wedding dresses

KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR
File photo: Aly Luster (left) stands on a pedestal at Camarillo Bridal as her mother Marian Luster assists while Tiffany Menini gets help from Claire Padgett with a dress and Charlene Marson (right) tries to help out with an opinion on Wednesday at Camarillo Bridal. The store participates annually in the Brides Across America program that gives wedding gowns to military personnel or their spouse to be.

Karen Quincy Loberg

Camarillo

Program to explore life without a father

Lifetree Café will have a program exploring life without a father at 7 p.m. Thursday at 71 Loma Drive.

Admission to the 60-minute event will be free. Snacks and beverages will be available.

The 2014 Wings Over Camarillo Air Show will take place from Aug. 23-24 at the Camarillo Airport, 555 Airport Way.

Gates open at 9 a.m.

Online advance tickets for adults cost $10 until Aug. 1 at http://www.wingsovercamarillo.com. Military discounts are available. It's $15 at the gate and free for children under age 12.

Los Angeles

Field trip available to science center

The Museum of Ventura County will offer a field trip to the California Science Center in Los Angeles on June 26.

The trip will leave Ventura at 9 a.m. and arrive at the center by 11 a.m.

Guests can see "Pompeii: The Exhibition."

Cost is $85, which includes transportation and museum admission costs. Lunch is on your own. Visit http://www.venturamuseum.org or call 653-0323 for more information.

Ojai

Project welcomes trail volunteers

Los Padres National Forest will observe National Trails Day with a volunteer community trail project.

The Ojai Ranger District will host a project Saturday on the Howard Creek Trail.

The project will consist of trail brushing and clearing and require hiking 3 to 5.5 miles. Participants should meet at the Ojai ranger station, 1190 E. Ojai Ave., at 8:30 a.m. to carpool to the trailhead. Work will end by 3:30 p.m.

Call 646-4348, ext. 0, for more information.

Museum will host talks on Saturdays

The Ojai Valley Museum will host art talks from 11 a.m. to noon every Saturday beginning June 14 at 130 W. Ojai Ave.

Sylvia Raz and Douglas Lochner will be the featured artists along with Museum Director Michele Ellis Pracy. The artists will have free open studio tours from 2-5 p.m.

Call 640-1390 for more information.

Artist will debut solo exhibit

Galerie102 will present "Tacos at Midnight, the SoCal Experience" a solo show of new works by Brit Ehringer, from June 14 through July 13 at 102 W. Matilija St.

The opening reception will be from 5-8 p.m. June 14.

Tom Kilcoyne's Scratch food truck will serve tacos and other food in front of the gallery during the reception.

Rosarian Steve Klittich will talk about summer rose care and maintenance. The presentation will be followed by a discussion about the old heritage roses still growing at Rancho Camulos and a tour of the rose gardens.

Ventura Hillsides Conservancy will host a National Trails Day celebration along the Ventura River Trail from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the conservancy's Big Rock Preserve just south of Foster Park along the trail's bike path.